In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change modern physics; her role was reduced to a footnote and took more than 50 years to receive proper credit
Mathematician and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel When mathematician and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel sat down in 1952 at Los Alamos National Laboratory to code a complex physics problem on one of the world’s earliest digital computers, she was breaking…
He died at 23 after fighting in the Korean War; nearly 74 years later Willie Estrada’s family is still pushing for him to receive the Medal of Honor
Mario Estrada (left) and Pete Estrada (right) vow to continue the effort to win the Medal of Honor for war hero Willie Estrada (pictured). Nearly 74 years after Sergeant Willie Noriega Estrada died while protecting his tank crew during the Korean War,…
In 1974, Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff moved to Alaska looking for work; 14 years later, he became the last person in US history to receive a homestead title
Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff arrived in Alaska in 1974 with a geography degree and plans to find work with the US Geological Survey or another employer. Instead, the California native became fascinated by the idea of building a life in the…
US scientists analysed 55 storm and atmospheric variables to identify hurricane rapid intensification; Atlantic communities could receive warnings as much as five days ahead
New method flags hurricane rapid intensification up to five days ahead Coastal communities across the Atlantic could soon receive life-saving warnings up to five days before a hurricane rapidly strengthens, after atmospheric scientists developed a…